WWE RAW & Tough Enough Gain In Ratings

Last night’s (5/23/2011) edition of the WWE block on USA Network featuring RAW and Tough Enough were up compared to last week. First, Tough Enough, featuring a guest star by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, scored a 1.64 rating with 2.56 million viewers, up 2% in household ratings (from 1.60 last week) and up 5% from last week in total viewership (2.47 million viewers).

RAW, featuring the aftermath of the Over the Limit pay-per-view the night prior, scored a 3.40 cable rating throughout the two-hour broadcast with 5.1 million viewers. However, it should be noted that the first hour scored a 3.44 rating and then dropped just over 2% to a 3.36 in the second. RAW typically gains viewers throughout the broadcast. In all, the average rating was up 9% from last week’s 3.09 and up 8% in total viewership (4.7 million viewers).